Pereira, Diana; Iseli, Lionel; Elfering, Achim (2017). Health Improvement and Recovery Experiences During Vacation of School Teachers: The Benefit of Physical Activity. Occupational health sciences, 1(1-2), pp. 89-103. Springer 10.1007/s41542-017-0004-2
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The current study tested whether physical activity during a school teachers’ vacation is associated with health improvement. A second research question addressed whether recovery experiences (detachment, mastery, relaxation, and control) mediate between physical activity and health improvement. Forty-eight elementary school teachers filled out a questionnaire before and after vacation. Self-reported health status was assessed prior to vacation and during vacation and recovery experiences were assessed during vacation. Mean levels of self-reported general health increased during vacation. Health improvement was restricted to those teachers who were physically active during their vacation (p = .013). Analysis of covariance showed activity related group differences in recovery experiences during vacation. Those who did sports during their vacation reported significantly higher levels of detachment and mastery. The percentage of days with sports during vacation was positively related to experience of mastery and detachment during vacation. The mediation hypothesis was however not empirically supported. Physical activity during vacation corresponded with elementary teachers’ recovery and health improvement during vacation.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Elfering, Achim |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
ISSN: |
2367-0134 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Christine Soltermann |
Date Deposited: |
19 Apr 2018 15:05 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:30 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s41542-017-0004-2 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.113227 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/113227 |
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